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A Sequel: The Best Film Ever Made About Politics
“This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
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Aretha Franklin Sings of God and Freedom
by James M. Wall In the retirement community where we live, I work with a committee to select, promote, and show feature films each Sunday night. We draw from new releases, classics, and films evoking memories of the past, old and … Continue reading
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Trump’s Racism “is a tragedy in a man and a disaster in a president
by James M, Wall Say this about President Trump: His unfettered outbursts of vulgarity show no signs of being planned. They just erupt from the man as a revelation of who he is. In the film, The Best Man, Henry … Continue reading
Posted in -Movies and politics, Donald Trump, Religion and politics, USA
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One Final Perilous Journey For Gertrude Bell
by James M. Wall The film, Queen of the Desert, begins with a distant image of a small group of travelers moving across a vast desert. Two sentences flash across the screen, setting the stage for what is to follow: … Continue reading
Posted in -Movies and politics, Middle East, Movies, Uncategorized
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October Arrives With Martin Luther at 500
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The Long Fight Against TV and Movie “Bad Arabs”
by James M. Wall Jack G. Shaheen, retired professor of communications at Southern Illinois University, died Sunday, July 9, after a short battle with cancer. He was 81. His death brought to a sudden end, his five-decade fight against the … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Donald Trump, Movies
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“This Meddlesome Priest” Troubles Trump
by James M. Wall At 2:30 in the morning of June 17, 1972, forty five years ago this weekend, five men were arrested as they attempted to place wire taps in the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the … Continue reading
“O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend. . . !”
by James M. Wall In the Prologue (below) to Shakespeare’s Henry V, The Chorus speaks: O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act … Continue reading Continue reading
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“Salt and Water” As a German Leader is Rejected
by James M. Wall Ma’an reported Thursday that a general strike has begun in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. As part of the strike, Palestinians shut down their shops and businesses in solidarity with the more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners … Continue reading Continue reading
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Tagged Arab American Institute, James Zogby, USCIRF
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Trump to Bibi and Abbas: “I’m With You Fellers”
by James M. Wall On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approached the waning days of his first month in office with what he hoped would be a significant foreign policy event, his first White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. … Continue reading
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